Small aircraft aligned with wrong runway. Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	193596
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dwh
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dwh
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	193596
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During approach to landing at hooks airport, I assumed I had been cleared to land on runway 35L. I was cleared to land on 35R. During my approach I heard engines and noticed an small transport was flying under me. I corrected my approach to land on 35R. The time of day was dusk and the rotating airport beacon was on. Airport does not allow lndgs on 35R during night operations because it does not have runway lights. I had heard 35R, but thought 35L because of 'night' operations and proceeded to make my approach to 35L. As a CFI, I understand and teach the importance to listen to the controllers. I didn't heed my own advise. The result could have been tragic. Thanks be to god that the only damage was emotional. The tower asked me to call and describe the situation upon landing which I did. No further actions were taken. All of my aircraft's position lights, rotating beacon and landing lights were illuminated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ALIGNED WITH WRONG RWY. NMAC.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO LNDG AT HOOKS ARPT, I ASSUMED I HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 35L. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON 35R. DURING MY APCH I HEARD ENGS AND NOTICED AN SMT WAS FLYING UNDER ME. I CORRECTED MY APCH TO LAND ON 35R. THE TIME OF DAY WAS DUSK AND THE ROTATING ARPT BEACON WAS ON. ARPT DOES NOT ALLOW LNDGS ON 35R DURING NIGHT OPS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE RWY LIGHTS. I HAD HEARD 35R, BUT THOUGHT 35L BECAUSE OF 'NIGHT' OPS AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE MY APCH TO 35L. AS A CFI, I UNDERSTAND AND TEACH THE IMPORTANCE TO LISTEN TO THE CTLRS. I DIDN'T HEED MY OWN ADVISE. THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THANKS BE TO GOD THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS EMOTIONAL. THE TWR ASKED ME TO CALL AND DESCRIBE THE SITUATION UPON LNDG WHICH I DID. NO FURTHER ACTIONS WERE TAKEN. ALL OF MY ACFT'S POS LIGHTS, ROTATING BEACON AND LNDG LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.